SOMERSWORTH – Parents Meeting the Challenge is an 8 week educational program for parents and primary caregivers of children with emotional/behavioral disorders being offered by The National Alliance on Mental Illness New Hampshire (NAMI NH). It will be offered Tuesday evenings starting on April 16, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.at Goodwin Community Health, 2nd Floor Boardroom, 311 Route 108, Somersworth. This program is offered free to parents or primary caregivers of children with emotional/behavioral disorders. The curriculum will provide skill building, tools, strategies and information to help parents meet the challenges of parenting a child with emotional and behavioral disorders, to navigate and advocate for their child’s mental health needs. This program is taught by parents, with both knowledge and personal experience, and who are specially trained in the program.

NAMI NH is a grassroots national organization of and for people of all ages and their families coping with mental illness.